A conversation with Colby Rebel on alignment, fear, and trusting what’s already inside you
There’s a moment in life when you realize the universe isn’t whispering anymore.
It’s knocking.
Loudly.
Relentlessly.
And no matter how hard you try to bargain, delay, or rationalize your way out of it—your soul already knows the truth.
In a recent episode of The Magic Within Us, I sat down with renowned psychic medium and spiritual teacher Colby Rebel for a conversation that felt less like an interview and more like a remembering. What unfolded was a powerful reminder that alignment doesn’t come from striving harder—it comes from listening more deeply.
This is a story about fear, surrender, self-trust, and the moment you stop negotiating with who you’re meant to be.
When success doesn’t equal alignment
Colby’s path didn’t begin in the spiritual world.
In fact, she was thriving in a very different one.
She held a six-figure job as a tax accountant. She was on track to become a partner. From the outside, her life looked stable, impressive, and “successful.”
But internally, something else was happening.
She began seeing spirit more vividly. Receiving messages unexpectedly. Sharing insights with strangers she had no logical way of knowing.
And with that expansion came a question many of us face in different forms:
Am I losing my mind—or am I finally listening to it?
The fear wasn’t just about leaving a career.
It was about identity.
Security.
Disappointing expectations—her own and everyone else’s.
And still, the calling persisted.
“You can no longer negotiate with us”
The turning point came during her CPA exams.
After years of working full-time, studying relentlessly, and sacrificing her personal life, Colby missed passing the final exam by one point.
One.
In that moment, she heard spirit clearly say:
“You can no longer negotiate with us.”
Not as punishment.
Not as cruelty.
But as clarity.
Sometimes alignment looks like doors opening.
Sometimes it looks like doors locking behind you.
That failure wasn’t a mistake—it was a redirection.
Fear doesn’t mean stop—it means choose love
One of the most powerful moments in this conversation was Colby’s relationship with fear.
She doesn’t pretend fear disappears.
She doesn’t spiritualize it away.
She understands it.
Fear is part of being human. But when fear becomes the decision-maker, it shrinks your life.
Colby put it simply:
When you work from fear, it holds you back.
When you work from love, it always moves you forward.
Here’s what most people don’t realize: fear and excitement feel the same in the body. The difference is the story your mind tells about the sensation.
So when fear shows up, the practice isn’t elimination.
It’s translation.
The ritual that quiets imposter syndrome
Imposter syndrome doesn’t disappear just because you’re gifted, successful, or experienced.
If anything, it gets louder when you’re stepping into your purpose.
Colby shared a practice she teaches her students before sessions, presentations, or moments of self-doubt:
Stop making it about yourself.
When your focus is on how you’ll be perceived, fear grows.
When your focus shifts to how you can serve, fear dissolves.
Service creates flow.
Ego creates pressure.
This isn’t about self-erasure.
It’s about alignment.
If this landed for you, pause here.
Where in your life are you still trying to prove yourself—
instead of trusting yourself?
Shadow seasons aren’t failures—they’re recalibrations
For nearly a decade, Colby intentionally stepped away from romantic relationships to focus on healing, spiritual development, and inner work.
At the time, it may have looked like isolation.
In hindsight, it was integration.
She reframed something many of us carry shame around:
A relationship that ends isn’t a failure.
It was simply no longer aligned.
And perhaps the most tender lesson of all—the one that took her the longest to learn:
I am lovable.
Not for what she gives.
Not for how well she serves.
But simply because she exists.
Spirituality doesn’t require perfection
One of the reasons Colby’s work resonates so deeply is because she refuses the untouchable, “airy” version of spirituality.
She watches football.
She skis.
She gets her nails done.
She redecorates her home.
She rakes leaves—and calls it a spiritual practice.
Because it is.
Spirituality isn’t about escaping life.
It’s about being fully present inside it.
There are no rules—only resonance.
You already have what you’re looking for
At the heart of this conversation was a truth that sits at the core of The WuWu:
Magic isn’t something you find.
It’s something you remember.
Colby doesn’t believe gifts are rare.
She believes courage is.
The courage to take the next step without seeing the whole staircase.
The courage to trust yourself before the evidence arrives.
The courage to stop negotiating with your soul.
A question to sit with
Where in your life are you still trying to bargain with what you already know?
And what might happen if you stopped?
If this conversation resonated with you, listen to the full episode of The Magic Within Us and explore more stories, rituals, and tools designed to help you reconnect with the magic that’s already inside you.
The universe isn’t outside of you.
It lives within you.
You’ve always had the power.
